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Gout (gout) in Oriental medicine is also known as gout, this is a disease that used to be called "the disease of the rich", but today this disease is no longer rare. So can drinking coconut water cure gout? Let's learn how to treat gout with coconut through the article below.1. What is Gout?
Gout disease, also known as gout or gout (Eastern medicine) is a very common form of arthritis, when suffering from Gout, the patient often suffers from sudden and severe pain often in the joints of the fingers, head. Knees, toes, may be accompanied by pain, which is red, swollen, and may even make the patient unable to walk due to pain. It is a crystalline arthritis and is characterized by repeated episodes of acute inflammation.
2. Causes of Gout
According to previous beliefs, Gout is a disease of the rich and only affects men, but the current reality shows that the proportion of women with the disease is increasingly common, especially in group of postmenopausal women. Gout is caused by many causes, in which, with the improvement of living standards, unhealthy diets have made Gout become popular and increasingly younger.
The failure of the kidneys to excrete uric acid, either because there is an abnormality in this acid production cycle or because the body has made too much, has led to the risk of gout.
3. How to cure Gout with coconut
When suffering from Gout, patients may experience symptoms such as: Severe joint pain, mostly in the joints of fingers, toes, ankles, knee joints, elbows, ... after acute pain. intense, can cause dull and long-lasting pain, affected joints may be swollen, red, tender, and hot, limiting joint activity making the patient unable to walk normally Okay.
So Gout can drink coconut water? According to Oriental Medicine, coconut water can be used to treat gout. So how to cure Gout with coconut is done?
Betel leaf
Betel leaf is divided into 2 types in Vietnam. Betel leaf is a type of betel leaf with large and glossy leaves, betel leaf is smaller, darker green and more spicy, often used to eat betel with lime and areca. Betel nut, whose scientific name is Piper Betle, belongs to the family Piperaceae, is a vine that grows a lot in our country as well as other countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, .. In betel leaf contains up to 2.4% essential oil including active ingredients such as: Chavicol, Eugenol, Estragol, Chavibetol,... The combination of these substances has the same effect as substances that can fight arthritis, relieve pain. nerve and repair damaged joints. In particular, betel leaves have the ability to improve metabolic disorders in the body, helping the body absorb vitamins and minerals better. Besides, it also helps to eliminate harmful wastes more easily. Betel leaf also helps to increase the working efficiency of the sphincter muscles in the body such as the esophagus and stomach, helping to reduce excess acid quickly, preventing gastroesophageal reflux disease, avoiding dental diseases. mouth (bad breath), cough, and some other effects such as constipation support, aphrodisiac, increased excitement. The antifungal and antibacterial effects of betel leaves are also very good for reducing bronchitis, pneumonia, and dissolving phlegm, helping to improve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tinea versicolor as well as some other fungi are also effectively treated. Coconut water:
Coconut water is used in case of needing a combination of treatment with betel leaves, acting as a solubilizer, thereby helping to extract the active ingredients in betel leaves very quickly. . Coconut water is also a natural electrolyte, which helps promote metabolism in the body, balance metabolism. Coconut water also has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, detoxifying and antioxidant effects, helping to reduce the formation of lactic acid, which is an acid from alcohol and a substance that competes with uric acid. through the kidneys, causing stagnation, increasing the amount of uric acid in the blood. Coconut water when drinking can help improve abnormalities on the kidneys and urinary system, helping to increase uric acid excretion. Coconut water increases HDL cholesterol, which is a beneficial substance for blood vessels, clearing bad cholesterol in the arteries. In addition, pineapple juice also contains a lot of potassium, which is good for the cardiovascular system, and other components similar to human blood plasma. How to use betel leaves and coconut water
Every morning, the patient uses 100 grams of fresh betel leaves, then finely chopped and soaked with coconut water in a Siamese coconut, close the lid and soak for 30 minutes. Squeeze the water into a glass and use it all at once, do not eat breakfast right away, but wait until you urinate again before having breakfast, at this time the mixture of coconut water and betel nut has been completely absorbed by the body. Carrying out for 1 week, you can see a clear reduction in the pain caused by Gout at night. Continue to drink for 1 month continuously to be able to completely cure the disease.
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